WARREN — During the 2021-2022 school year, Chatterton Middle School teacher Lyle Dixon started a Video Game Club designed to promote communication skills, sportsmanship and teamwork.

WARREN/MADISON HEIGHTS — Sixteen high school students from Warren, Sterling Heights, Detroit and Harper Woods who have worked hard academically were recently awarded scholarships from Winning Futures.

EASTPOINTE — Sitting on the grass median of Gratiot Avenue during Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot June 15 brought back a lot of good memories for pals Bob Schuch and Dan Badalamente.

EASTPOINTE — Twenty-five years ago, a group of local businesspeople and dignitaries wanted to find a way to highlight retailers along Gratiot Avenue, bring people to the city and raise money for charities. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Kevin Dombrowski always knows which classic car shows to attend with his wife, Karen.

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — As the 2023-2024 school year came to a close, it gave school officials the opportunity to recognize students and staff at recent school board meetings.

WARREN — Fitzgerald Public Schools will again host Meet Up and Eat Up meal sites this summer, offering breakfast and lunch at no charge. Look for the district’s food truck in the parks.

ROSEVILLE/EASTPOINTE — Music fans, get ready for summer.

CENTER LINE/WARREN/STERLING HEIGHTS — With cheers, hugs and tears, high school graduation is a bittersweet time.Emotions can run high as parents can’t believe their children grew up so fast, and teachers have to say goodbye to students.

MACOMB COUNTY — Carmella Sabaugh, who spent decades serving the public as the Macomb County clerk/register of deeds, is being remembered for her public service and tireless work ethic.  A family press release was issued June 10 stating Sabaugh died on June 8 at the age of 85.

ROSEVILLE — There is a section at Erin Grove Cemetery where about 100 infants were buried in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

ROSEVILLE — Darth Vader and the stormtroopers better watch out. There is a group of local students who know how to use a lightsaber. The force was with them May 17 when they knocked down statues of the movie antagonists, one at a time, during a “Star Wars” event in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program housed in Roseville Community Schools.

METRO DETROIT — What started out as a dilapidated pickup truck is now a sleek, vintage vehicle that draws plenty of attention.

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot 2024 is set for June 15, but the festivities will kick off a few days earlier with car shows at local spots.

WARREN — On May 24, state Rep. Mai Xiong, D-Warren presented an automated external defibrillator to Warren Woods Tower High School.